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^http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/07/politics/btn-congressional-tenure/ CNN Politics, Senator Byrd's record as longest serving member of the U.S. Congress was surpassed by U.S. Representative John Dingell of Michigan in 2013. Senator Byrd still holds the record as the longest serving U.S. Senator (51 years, 5 months, 21 days), but his 57 years, 5 months, 21 days of service in the U.S. Congress is no longer the longest record of Congressional service.